Satyanarayana Chava

Satyanarayana Chava (#2328)

Global Rank #2328

Country Rank #148

Country India

We believe we are a startup in our thinking, action and in our speed of execution.

$ 2 B
pharmaceuticals
India
M
65 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #2,328

Country Rank #148

Net Worth $1.8B

Previous Worth $1.8B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country India

Industry pharmaceuticals

Age 65 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence Hyderabad, India

Citizenship India

World Billionaires List India Billionaires pharmaceuticals

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 65

Source Of Wealth pharmaceuticals, Self Made

Residence Hyderabad, India

Citizenship India

Marital Status Married

Children 2

Education Bachelor of Science, Andhra University; Master of Science, Andhra University

Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $1.8B

Current Net Worth $1.8B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Satyanarayana Chava is the founder and CEO of Laurus Labs, a pharma and biotech company in Hyderabad, in southern India. Chava worked in the pharma sector for two decades before starting Laurus Labs as an R&D firm in 2005. Today, the $658 million (revenue) company supplies pharma ingredients for drugs to treat HIV, cancer, asthma and diabetes. Chava remains passionate about research spending 25% of his time in the labs and getting involved with new products.

Achievements

Forbes List Highlights

A snapshot of the list placements and rankings connected to Satyanarayana Chava.

#2600

Billionaires (2026)

Insights

Did You Know?

Chava is listed as an inventor, along with others, in 145 patents granted to his company.

In his spare time, Chava enjoys cooking Indian food and sweets.

Wealth Growth

Net Worth Growth Over Time

Tracking Satyanarayana Chava's net worth journey over the years, highlighting key growth phases and financial milestones.